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Sunday, 31 March 2013

Still no migrants to report today :( they will arrive sometime soon? first off was burdon moor where 9 pink-footed geese flew over heading NE, 500+ golden plover, 10+ meadow pipits, little owl, 5+ skylarks, 2 grey partridge, snipe, red kite were the highlights. Next was the reed beds at birtley, then lamesley and the vicarage pool, where there was nothing to report today :( Shibdon pond had 2 kingfishers, whooper swan, 3 tufted ducks, sparrowhawk, bh gulls, common gulls, lbbgulls, herring gulls, 2 mute swans, teal, coots, moorhens and later in the day a 1s med gull showed well in front of the hide. Might be on foot tomorrow? looking at the wind direction it might not be good for any migrants for a few days yet :( did manage to add Lesser black backed gull and Canada goose to my garden year list :) something to get excited about anyway!

I live in the upper Derwent valley and do my birdwatching around the Derwent reservoir, other sites i check on a regular basis are Waskerley reservoir, Smiddy shaw reservoir, Hishope reservoir, Blanchland moor, Slaley forest and areas between these sites. i also check sites down the Derwent valley to Lintzford which include the Derwent river, Coalgate gorge and Milkwellburn woods. There is some great habitat, birds and wildlife in this area which i intend to photograph and report on this blog, which i hope will be of use for any reader intending on having a trip to these areas. I also like to twitch birds in Britain which i have never seen before, iv'e also started birding abroad which i'm hooked on and already have a few trips planned. All my twitches and birding trips abroad will be posted on this blog along with other birding days out i have. Hope you enjoy.